Monday, November 17, 2014

Hello Everyone!I hope everyone is ready for Thanksgiving!! We are in school this week, and two days next week!Our Thanksgiving break begins, November 26, and goes until Monday, December 1!Book Reports: Biography Book Reports are due, next Monday, November 24! Your child will either dress-up like the person they are reporting on, or bring props. Ex. Helmet, mitt, soccer ball, jersey, pictures, e.t.c.The rubric is being sent home today!

Reading: Please remember that your child needs to be reading at least 30 mins. each night! 15 mins. should be read out loud to an adult for vocabulary and clarification purposes! A few students have still not returned their October Reading Log! We are finishing Hatchet, By Gary Paulsen!

Math: Students should practice multiplication tables for 10-15 mins. per night!! As I said before, our students are struggling with the basic math facts!5.4 Factors and Multiples, 5.5 Prime and Composite Numbers, 5.6 Algebra, Chapter 5 Review/Test. 6.0 Fractions and Decimals, 6.1 Equivalent Fractions, 6.2 Generate Equivalent FractionsMath Homework: Correlates with the lesson taught each day!

Science: Soil and the "Soil Profile."

Social Studies: Indian Tribes of Utah! We are weaving belts, and are about to dress our Indian dolls.

Students will be making a Christmas present for you! I have supplied everything except 1/2 yard of fabric! The gift is a decoration for your home! I would like all of the fabric to be here by this Friday, so we can get started! The fabric needs to be able to be torn! Otherwise, your student will have to cut out by hand. Old levis or cotton shirts work well also. Just so there is at least 1/2 yard, per student! Thank You!!

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Hello Everyone! Our field trip to " Frontier Homestead," was awesome!!! Thank you Lisa Anderson for helping us pack the wagon!! We participated in some very fun activities: Packed a game called "Stage Coach", "Lassoed" Animals with rope, learned about "Mining" in Iron County, panned for "Gold," shot the "Adladls", played a game called "Double-Ball", and "Ground corn"!! We then, walked to the city park, and ate a sack lunch!! We played for a little bit on the playground equipment, then walked back to school!! I hope you enjoyed all of the pictures I posted last week!

November 12 Happy Birthday Ian!!!!

Math: I want to emphasize the fact that our kids need to have the "Basic Math Facts," mastered!If you are able to go to " Dollar Tree" and pick up some Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction Flash Cards, that would be very helpful! I would suggest that your child work on memorizing the basic math facts, by using those flash cards every night, for 15 min. It would be fun for them, if you could use them as a game! I would also suggest, that you help your child with the math homework. Use the easiest method for you and your child. Remember, there's more than one way to cook an egg!
Math: 4.9 Model Division with Regrouping, 4.10 Place The First Digit, 4.11 Divide by 1-Digit Numbers, 4.12 Problem Solving.
Math Homework: Correlates with the daily math taught in class. Plus, 15 min. working with flashcards on Basic Math Facts!
Math Workshop for Parents: Thursday Night , November 6, at South Elementary, 7:00 p.m.!!

About Me

I was born in Cedar City. I attended East Elementary, Cedar Jr. High and Cedar High School. I was President of the German Club and Drill Mistress for Mohey Tawa. I was First Attendant to Miss Iron County and Miss SUU. I am the Mother of three children, Rene', Kurtis and Jonathan, who are all married, and have given me fourteen grandchildren. Nine girls, and five boys. I graduated from S.U.U. with a Major in Elementary Ed. and minors in Reading and Music. I have my ESL endorsement. This is my twenty-third year of teaching. I taught music for one year, then first grade for six years, and this is my Sixteenth year in 4th grade. I play four musical instruments: Piano, organ, guitar, and flute! I taught piano lessons from the age of seventeen, until I started teaching school. I'm our church organist and choir pianist. Music is my passion;)